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DAVE EAGLES/KTW Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Mark was in Kamloops on Tuesday to announce that a full engineering degree program will be coming to Thompson Rivers University.
FULL ENGINEERING DEGREE COMING TO TRU The provincial NDP government is making good on a preelection pledge by the then-governing B.C. Liberals. Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Mark was in town on Tuesday to announce a full engineering degree program at Thompson Rivers University. TRU will receive $400,000 in start-up funding from the B.C. government, which will allow the university to increase the number of student spaces and
offer a full software-engineering degree program beginning in the fall of 2019. Currently, TRU’s engineering program requires students to transfer to another institution to complete their degrees. The university is expected to ramp up to a total of 140 spaces in undergraduate software engineering by 2022-2023, which will produce 35 additional graduates per year by 2023. “More homegrown tech talent is critical to supporting
the growing tech economy in regions such as Kamloops,” said Dan De Palma, vice-president of sales and marketing at Streamline Transportation Technologies. “Much of the tech talent in the Kamloops area are alumni from the various tech programs at TRU, so I’m thrilled to see that they’re expanding. “By training more of B.C.’s bright minds in relevant programs, the tech sector will continue to flourish and grow.”
The Kamloops-Thompson school district has decided to install leadfiltered water stations in every school in the district — but the daily flushing of pipes will continue. Trustees approved the capital plan during an in-camera session prior to Monday night’s public board meeting. The project will see one or two filtered drinking stations (the number of stations is dependent on the size of the school) installed in every school in the district. There are 44 schools in the district, which stretches from Savona in the west, southeast to Westwold and north to Blue River. The district expects the installation to be finished by the start of the 20182019 school year in September. While the project has to go to tender, based on what it has cost various parent advisory councils (PAC) to install such units in their schools, the projected cost for the district-wide initiative is in the tens of thousands of dollars. A lead-filtered water station typically costs $1,800. The decision comes after concerns about lead levels were raised by some parents in city schools. Last month, a parent of a student at Marion Schilling elementary in Valleyview wrote a letter to Premier John Horgan and Minister of Education Rob Fleming, arguing the school needs two filtration stations — one for pri-
mary students and one for intermediate students. The reason, Eddy Davis said in his letter, is because an analysis of the water coming from the existing taps have shown the lead content “grossly exceeds the allowable limits for safe consumption.” At the time, School District 73 superintendent Alison Sidow said some PACs in the region have been opting to buy filtration systems for their schools. She said it would cost the district about $200,000 to provide filtration systems for all schools that need them. Among all schools in the district, only Pacific Way, built in 2000, does not have a lead problem in its water. Last June, all schools in the Kamloops-Thompson school district except Pacific Way elementary were told to flush hallway fountains and classroom taps daily to eliminate elevated levels of lead. Sidow said the recommendation to install the units followed continued concern on the part of parents. “It’s clear that parents want this option for their children. More than 17 parent advisory committees had already found money to have these units installed in their schools and other PACs continue to fundraise to explore the option,” Sidow said. “This will ensure that all students in every one of our schools have equitable access to the safest possible drinking water.” See PACs, A4
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PACs that have already purchased filtration units for their schools will be reimbursed once the tender process is complete and final costs are determined. Sidow told KTW that money to cover the costs will come from the district’s local capital fund, which is usually used for renovations, such as that done recently at the Kamloops School of the Arts. She said while Pacific Way is the lone school in the district without a lead problem in its water — as the school was built post-1990 — it will also be included in the installation process. Sidow said daily flushing of pipes will continue, noting the lead-filtered water stations are a safety enhancement. The stations will be attached to specific fountains, ensuring each school has one or two filtered drinking locations. “It never hurts to have that additional assurance,� she said. The issue of lead in school drinking water emerged as a provincial issue after water testing in Lower Mainland schools. The Ministry of Education directed all B.C. districts to test their water systems. In KamloopsThompson, lead was found in 28 of 217 tests conducted. On average, the lead content was 12.9 per cent above the acceptable limit. Kamloops ranked 15th of the 34 districts tested; Greater Victoria was atop the rankings with 313 of the 612 taps and fountains tested showing lead at an average content of 51.1 per cent above the accepted limits. The problem occurs when water sits in pipes overnight or through a weekend and comes into prolonged contact with lead pipe solder commonly used in home, business and institutional plumbing systems in buildings constructed before 1990.
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Following months of working together, Grade 9 students from Sa-Hali secondary and kindergarten kids at Pacific Way elementary wrapped up their partnership on Monday, Jan. 15, with intricate puppet shows at the elementary school in Aberdeen. The partnership between the first-year kids at Pacific Way and Lynda Hall’s English class students at Sa-Hali was created to encourage reading and writing skills, as well as social development. The Grade 9 students wrote puppet shows based on characters chosen by the kindergarteners — including rainbow unicorns and rainbow cats. Each play also contained a social lesson. In Three Best Friends, a play performed by five-year-old classmates Cedar Wood and Grace Kotai and Grade 9 “big buddies” Vergel Jotie and Rhiana Jorde, puppets learned about the importance of sharing after one friend steals the other’s toys. The project taught the kindergarten kids the importance of literacy (ABC Family Literacy Day takes place on Saturday, Jan. 20, the day that also kicks off Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week), while giving the secondary students a chance to mentor.
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The City of Kamloops has announced $3.5 million in property purchases on the North and South shores. In two in-camera council items released to the public Tuesday, the city announced it had purchased two side-by-side properties on the North Shore (317 and 323 Tranquille Rd.) and six parcels of land downtown, stretching east on St. Paul Street from the southeast corner of St. Paul and Fifth Avenue east down St. Paul Street (503, 511, 519, 527, 533 and 537 St. Paul St.). The Tranquille purchase will cost the city $1.2 million, while the city paid $2.35 million for the St. Paul properties. Money comes from the city’s land acquisitions fund. The Tranquille site was purchased from Action Auction Mart of Maple Ridge; the St. Paul properties were purchased from Kamloopsbased Kelson Group. The downtown properties are currently being used as a parking lot. An existing building on
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the Tranquille property, which formerly housed Western Restaurant Supply, will be demolished. City CAO David Trawin told council a request for proposals to demolish the building, as well as another home purchased by the city on River Street, will go out in the next week. In a release, the city said the two properties will “support the development of housing in Kamloops,” but did not specify what will be built on either spot. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson is expected to make a housing announcement in Kamloops on Wednesday, which Mayor Ken Christian has previously suggested will answer some questions about rumored affordable housing and shelter projects in the city. “Tomorrow, I’m excited about an announcement with Selina Robinson respecting that property at Tranquille Road,” Christian said at Tuesday’s council meeting, adding details on the downtown purchase is expected in February. “Affordable housing stock does not need to
be way the heck and gone out past the airport,” Christian said. “We need to put affordable housing stock close to services . . . the closer to services, the better off they’re going to assimilate into neighbourhoods.” In its release, the city said once land is made available for housing, the city works with BC Housing to determine appropriate projects for the sites that will help meet housing goals of housing affordability, housing diversity and housing for vulnerable populations. The city plans to hold public meeting to discuss details of the housing projects. Last week, in response to an inquiry from KTW, a Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry spokesperson said announcements are pending. “The province is working closely with the City of Kamloops on social-housing options, including modular housing, which provides a quick response to the growing issue of homelessness in B.C. and offers individuals a safe home and an opportunity to stabilize their lives,” the ministry said in a statement.
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B.C.’s police watchdog is not recommending charges against the RCMP officer involved in a shooting in Salmon Arm last year, the shooting victim’s lawyer told KTW. “The case is done from the IIO’s (Independent Investigations Office of B.C.) perspective in the sense their mandate is to determine whether or not the police officers broke the law,” defence lawyer Matt Ford said.
“They have decided not to recommend charges against the officer.” Ford is representing Kayman Winter, who survived after he was shot in the head on Jan. 30, 2017, by a Mountie. Winter was allegedly breaking in to Xcalibur Car Wash in Salmon Arm. The Crown alleges Winter used his pickup truck as a weapon when shots were fired, but the case has been under review by IIO. Ford earlier told KTW the agency had seized a wide array of evidence following the shooting.
Ford said he and Crown prosecutor Carol Hawes have obtained copies of the 172-page report that has yet to be made public. He would not provide details as to what evidence led to the findings, noting a public report will be made available online in the coming weeks or months. Winter is facing multiple charges related to the incident. His case will be back before the courts in Kamloops on Jan. 25, when, based on an earlier appearance, he is expected to enter some guilty and some non-guilty pleas.
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Police are looking for a suspect after a Kamloops man was awoken early Tuesday morning to an armed intruder threatening him with a knife. Investigators were called to a groundfloor apartment on Arrowstone Drive at about 2:15 a.m. after a man called to report a break-in. “The victim was in his bedroom on the ground level when someone broke the window and entered the room,” RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said. “The male suspect had a knife and threatened the occupant if he didn’t hand over his valuables. The suspect then escaped with a laptop, a cellphone and the victim’s wallet.”
The resident was not injured during the incident, Shelkie said. The suspect is described as a darkskinned man in his mid-20s, standing about six feet tall with a thin build. Investigators believe he was wearing a black tuque and a black winter jacket with a fur-lined hood. He was carrying a black backpack. “The knife used by the suspect is described as a Bowie knife with a wooden handle,” Shelkie said. Anybody with information on the burglary and the identity of the suspect is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-8283000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Reported home invasion probed A police response to a reported home invasion in Dallas early Tuesday morning, along with uncooperative victims, prompted investigators to seek a search warrant for the Badger Drive home in which the incident took place. Kamloops Mounties were called to the home just after midnight after reports of people yelling and kicking in a door. “Police attended and found two residents inside who had been the victims of a home invasion,” RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said.
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“The assailants had left the area in a vehicle. Patrols were made of the area, but the suspects were not found.” Shelkie said investigators noticed evidence of other criminal activity inside the home while inside. Shelkie said the victims — who suffered minor injuries, but refused medical care — are not co-operating with the police, adding it is not known whether the home invasion was targeted or if the two parties know each other.
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t was welcome news indeed on Tuesday as the City of Kamloops confirmed it has purchased a number of properties to add to the city’s affordable-housing stock. As reported last week in KTW, the city now owns property on Tranquille Road. Added to that is a string of properties on St. Paul Street downtown — six adjacent parcels purchased from Kelson Group, which bought them only a few weeks ago. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson is expected to make a housing announcement in Kamloops on Wednesday to talk about the Tranquille Road site — which includes two properties, 317 and 323 Tranquille Rd. It is expected to be an announcement confirming that the Tranquille Road site will be outfitted with modular housing in an effort to house the homeless. Last September, Coun. Donovan Cavers told KTW city staff were looking at where a modular build could be placed in the city in an effort to secure some of the 2,000 units promised by the provincial government. At the time, Cavers had just met with Robinson at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver and said local governments simply needed to have flat, serviced lands on which the province can place modular units. Consider the Tranquille and St. Paul properties ideal for such a plan. Traditional affordable housing projects often take years to build and open, whereas modular units laid on a temporary foundation can open within a year. While there is a need for such housing, the location remains the centre of debate in many neighbourhoods. But, as has been mentioned in this space and elsewhere, it only makes sense to build these affordable-housing units close to services accessed by those living there. Kudos to the city. This is money well spent.
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s school districts around B.C. hire and train every qualified teacher they can find to fill an alleged drastic shortage, the education ministry has put out the latest low-key update showing the actual performance of the B.C. school system has no relationship to the hysterical political and media narrative that surrounds it. The latest data released by the ministry show the slow but steady improvement in high school completion rates is continuing. The average for B.C.’s 60 school districts reached 84 per cent last year, rising by more than five per cent in the past 10 years. The improvement for students designated as having special needs is even more impressive. High school completion within six years for special needs students was up 2.4 per cent last year alone — and up 25 per cent in the past decade. Similar results have come in for Indigenous students, closing the gap between those groups and the general student population. And how are B.C.’s public schools measuring up nationally and internationally? Here are quotes from the current education ministry fact sheet, taken from a 2014 Conference Board of Canada report comparing B.C. to the rest of Canada and 16 peer countries around the world: • B.C. finished ahead of all provinces. • Only Finland and Japan finished ahead of B.C. • More than 91 per cent of
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VICTORIA B.C. residents ages 25 to 64 have a high school diploma, higher than all other provinces and peer countries. Note that the latest high school completion results are for the 2016-17 school year, before the B.C. government began pouring money in to hire 3,500 new teachers to meet the terms of a Supreme Court of Canada decision last year. How much money? In the government’s court submission in 2014, it estimated that restoring class-size formulas removed in 2002 would add $40 million to the Surrey school district’s payroll costs in the first year alone. That’s just one of 60 districts. Was this decade-long court battle about improving performance or hours available for oneon-one instruction time with students or individual learning plans or integrating special needs? No, it was not. None of that is mentioned in the reams of legalese produced by three levels of courts. Instead, it was a narrowly focused attack by the B.C.
Teachers’ Federation to capitalize on an earlier Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of the Hospital Employees’ Union. Essentially, in 2007, the high court invented a constitutional right to collective bargaining, overturning decades of case law. It ruled that the B.C. government had failed to meet its new standard in legislative action that occurred five years before this judge-made standard was created. What will be the effect of these 3,500 new teachers, many in non-classroom roles such as librarians? That remains to be seen. Perhaps the school completion rates will increase even faster or the already impressive gains in Indigenous students making it to Grade 12 will accelerate. (This seems unlikely, since that rate is almost 90 per cent now.) Perhaps B.C.’s already worldleading academic performance will improve, surpassing even the famously rigorous schools of Japan. Testing will continue to determine this. One of Premier John Horgan’s post-election statements on the subject was to carry on the long assault on the tests of student performance in B.C.’s elementary schools. The Foundation Skills Assessment has been a target of the BCTF since its inception, which is easier to understand when you know the annual results can be used to track individual teacher performance as student cohorts move from grade to grade. tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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WITH SNOWFALL, WINDROWS ARE THE ISSUE
A selection of comments on KTW stories, culled online
Editor: To write or not to write. I have put off adding my opinion to the mix about snow-clearing in Kamloops, mainly because when I hear city representatives discussing the issue on TV, I continually hear them blaming the homeowners. They blame us for complaining. They say we should be able to manage better, that if we cleared our driveways properly, we wouldn’t have a problem, that our neighbours should help, etc. I have written in previous years and nothing ever changes. I decided to write because, on Saturday, Jan. 13, I watched a City of Kamloops truck spend at least 20 minutes in our cul de sac, pushing around the one inch of snow that fell the night before. Now that is a waste of money. And I assume trucks were doing this all around town for one
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TAKE A LESSON FROM PRINCE GEORGE Editor: Snow removal in Kamloops is disgraceful. The supervisor should travel to Prince George to learn how to plow city streets. As you know, Prince George gets a lot more snow than Kamloops. The sidewalks are not blocked because the crews plow the snow to the centre of the streets.
It is then picked up with a loader at night and hauled away in dump trucks. I walk with a cane and need to travel down the street in Kamloops as I can’t climb over the piles of snow on the curb. This is not a very safe situation for pedestrians or vehicles. E. Kerr Kamloops
inch of snow. Snow removal affects me because I am a 71-year-old female who lives alone and I am physically unable to remove windrows. I am perfectly capable of clearing all snow from my driveway, but thick piles of frozen ice and snow are beyond my capability. Therefore, I will probably be forced to sell my house
in the near future. I am able to maintain all other aspects of my house and property, but the windrows left on the street at the bottom of my driveway are out of the question. I would like to pose a question to all of the snow-removal truck drivers who leave these huge frozen piles (usually in the middle of the night so they have several
hours to freeze solid) at the end of driveways: would this be acceptable at their grandmother’s house? How would they feel if she was faced with this? I used to really like winter (I spent 13 years in the Yukon, so I must like winter), but not any more. Now when I hear the sound of the city truck, I get a sick feeling in my stomach. Oh, no, here comes the plow truck to make a huge mess of our cul de sac. It is a terrible feeling. So far, I have been managing with the windrow removal because I have a wonderful neighbour who does it for me. But she might not always be there or her circumstances might change. So, there — I got it off my chest for another year. Sally Cornies Kamloops
BUNDLE UP — WE ARE ENTERING NEXT MINI-ICE AGE Editor: Every 179.5 years, there is a grand solar minimum, or a mini-ice age. According to a study of sunspot cycles, Earth will be progressing into the next mini-ice age in about two years. The massive snowfalls and freezing cold North America’s East Coast is experiencing is just the onset. Sunspot activity has solar flares that braise Earth like a welder’s torch when they were active. Now they have stopped flaring. Climate change/global warming has noth-
ing to do with carbon emissions, as B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver would like us to believe. A report from James Mosher of the American Institute for Economic Research discusses the “Hockey Stick” computer model whose upward-pointing blade is supposed to prove the reality of global warming. This “Hockey Stick” effect, according to Principia Scientific International, was produced by using cherry-picked data. Weaver is mentioned in this report as suing Canadian climatologist Tim Ball to defend
against Ball’s allegation that Weaver cherrypicked his data. This court case — which was supposed to have moved forward this past October, but was delayed due to a shortage of federally appointed justices to the B.C. Supreme Court — is going to be interesting because Weaver will have to produce the data he used for his projections. The carbon tax sham could be revealed if that happens. Richard Lodmell Kamloops
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“The North Shore has already gone far beyond its civic duty for the homeless and unfortunate. “We have hosted the Kamloops Food Bank, the ASK Wellness Centre, St. Vincent de Paul and multiple other services for people with social and economic difficulties. “This has drawn many people in those situations from other areas of town to the North Shore. Our hardworking, taxpaying homeowners are becoming hobbled by the benevolence. Just stop. North Shore taxpayers unite. — posted by Mad As Hell
RE: STORY: CITY OF KAMLOOPS BUYS RIVERFRONT HOUSE; PROPERTY WILL BECOME PARKLAND:
“Can’t go wrong with improving waterfront access along the South Thompson. “Would be cool to see the yacht club and dock renovated. “That street has so much potential with Exhibition Park across the street. Hotel, condos, or a restaurant would be a nice addition in that area.” — posted by Will
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The City of Kamloops has added a six-bedroom home on a riverfront lot to its list of property holdings. A resolution from a closed council meeting, released in council’s latest agenda minutes, shows councillors unanimously voted to purchase the 1286 River St. property in midSeptember. A listing from Brendan Shaw Real Estate Ltd. describes the property as a “unique two-storey
home with partially finished basement sitting on two RS-1 lots adjacent to the South Thompson River.” It also states the property was being sold for less than its 2017 assessed value (then $799,000). The house includes three bathrooms and a half-dozen bedrooms. There is also a separate shop building. According to the closed council resolution, the city will demolish both structures. CAO David Trawin said the land will become green space, adding to the city’s
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parkland holdings in the area. “It’s always been on our list to purchase that piece for riverfront parkland,” he said. Trawin said the city keeps its eye on a number of riverfront parcels that would link or complement existing parks, including 1286 River St., which was previously owned by Interior Community Services (ICS). “We’ve always said to them, if you ever want to sell, please come and see us,” he said. Val Janz of ICS said no programs were displaced from the building due to the sale. While the building once housed the organiza-
tion’s youth shelter, Janz said the shelter moved to the North Shore many years ago. More recently, the property had been home to clients of Community Living B.C. (CLBC) who required 24-hour supports. But, Janz said, due to its age and a number of safety and accessibility concerns, ICS was no longer able to obtain a licence to run programs in the building through the Ministry of Health. Without a licence, only two people could be housed at the site at a time, leaving many rooms unoccupied. “It was not really useful to us any more,” Janz said.
The CLBC residents have moved to a newer building in Westsyde, which can house more people. Purchasing the property, which is adjacent to the Kamloops Yacht Club and a community garden, cost the city $702,500, with funds coming from its riverfront land acquisition fund. B.C. Assessment puts the property’s total assessed value at $877,000 for 2018. Trawin said a request for proposals to demolish the buildings will go out shortly, noting the city’s parks department will decide how best to landscape the new parcel of land.
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Kamloops gyms are working to compete with new industry muscle, adjusting their fee structures or adopting unique services following the opening of Planet Fitness in August. “I would say we have a very crowded fitness market and I think any time there’s changes in that marketplace, it has the potential to have impact,” Kamloops YMCA chief executive officer Colin Reid said. It is unclear how many members the low-fee fitness chain has amassed since opening its first B.C. location in Sahali Mall, but it has been busy since it opened on Aug. 16. Mike Vioncek, Planet Fitness division president of Western Canada, would not disclose numbers, citing competitive reason, but said the gym has been “wellreceived. “Our average check-ins are quite high,” he said. “We have been doing very well in the community. We’re continually seeing new members on a daily basis.” The chain has differentiated itself from other gyms with its low monthly fees. It’s lowest membership costs $10 per month plus taxes. Reid said about 20 per cent of residents in any given community have a gym membership. That’s roughly 18,000 people in Kamloops. While Vioncek said Planet Fitness members often access a secondary fitness centre, the market has pushed out smaller businesses in recent years. Club Spych shuttered in 2016. At the time, Valleyview gym owner Tarah Jordan told KTW she couldn’t compete with larger gyms. Other new additions to the fitness scene in recent years include Anytime Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness and K Spin Indoor Cycling Studio. Numbers at the YMCA facilities downtown and in North Kamloops are slightly up from the same time last year, Reid said, but are below 2018 forecasts. “We’re probably 20 to 25 per cent below our target as it relates to our volume [in 2018],” he said. Added to the stiffer competition, the YMCA increased its fees in the fall. An
KTW FILE PHOTOS The publicly subsidized Tournament Capital Centre (above) recently added a gym-only membership to its fee structure to remain competitive. The low-fee fitness chain Planet Fitness (below) opened in August.
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adult membership costs $48 plus taxes per month. “We hadn’t adjusted our membership fees for several years,” Reid said.
“The cost to provide services continues to rise.” He noted the Y offers fitness classes that are included with membership, while
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day care is included for children who are members ($24 per month). In addition, membership includes discounted swimming lessons. The Y also offers antiviolence programs for victims of domestic violence. “All our membership fees, all of our fundraising activities, all of the efforts of the Y go to supporting those,” Reid said. “When something changes in our revenue stream, that puts pressure on our capacity to deliver services to our community.” See ‘GYM-ONLY’, A12
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Meanwhile, the city’s publicly subsidized Tournament Capital Centre recently adjusted its fee structure. Members can now purchase a gym-only membership and are no longer required to pay for pool services they may not use. “Absolutely, feedback from our members and the community,” Tournament Capital and business operations supervisor Sean Smith said in explaining why the change was made. “With the increase
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in gyms around, you know, it became apparent to us that we need to be little more competitive in providing our members what they want.” The TCC’s new gym-only rate is $39 for adults, compared to the $57.50 it charges for added pool access. Current members can change their membership without being penalized.
Snap Fitness, just down the road from the TCC, branched out independently as of Jan. 1. The rebranded Kamloops Training Grounds has differentiated itself as the sole Kamloops fitness centre specializing in the so-called warrior training system. Greg Kozoris, owner of Kozoris Acceleration, said his gym has been unaffected by Planet
Fitness. He said his business is different, offering a “private club” style fitness centre for a reasonable fee, from $25 to $30 per month. He said when it comes to Planet Fitness, you get what you pay for: mostly cardio equipment and staff with limited training. His staff members have kinesiology degrees. “It’s a whole different type of business model,” Kozoris said. Planet Fitness continues to expand in B.C., with recent locations opening in Surrey and Abbotsford.
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Thompson Rivers University graduate and nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon talks with children during one of her missions to Bangladesh.
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call came from the Canadian Red Cross for volunteers to again head to Bangladesh to help with the many issues facing that country. Patrice Gordon isn’t going this time, but it’s not due to lack of interest. She has been to the South Asia country as a Red Cross volunteer and been to many more nations in her capacity as an emergency response health-care worker. Right now, though, her focus is on her medical practice, her three sons, her husband, the horses, dogs and cats and having some down time. Gordon, a Thompson Rivers University graduate and nurse practitioner, is based in the Chilcotin, where she serves eight mainly First Nations communities across a 400-kilo-
metre-wide area. She is taking some time to come to Kamloops from her home to talk about her work. Originally, the plan was to address the nursing students about the work she has done abroad, but interest grew to the point where she will present a public discussion on Thursday, Jan. 18, on campus in the Brown House of Learning. Just One Person: Healthcare in Disaster and Conflict Zones starts at 6 p.m., when Gordon will talk about working in Sierra Leone during the Ebola virus epidemic, in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake and in Bangladesh, among other countries. Health care wasn’t her original career path, Gordon said. She wanted to be an airplane pilot. Actually, she wanted to be an astronaut, but she saw successful candidates often had spent hundreds of hours piloting planes, so decided she needed to take that step first. Becoming a mother at 19 changed her
direction, leading her to TRU, where she obtained a bachelor of science in nursing, then to Selkirk College — where she also later taught as a sessional — to continue her nursing studies. Next came a masters of science degree in advanced nursing practice, followed by courses at the Institute for International Medicine, an American organization with a mandate to serve the forgotten — the billions of people who live on less than $2.50 a day, the sick, the under-educated, the old, the disabled, the victims of wars and disasters. Gordon said she is befuddled when people ask her why she leaves her home and family and ventures into some of the scariest places on the planet to provide care to others, something she started to do in 2007. “To me, it feels so right and I feel I’m so lucky to be in a position that I have skills I can use to help others,” she said. A supportive family also helps; her doc-
tor husband has a mobile practice and looks after her patients when she’s abroad. Gordon said her three sons “are super-proud of me.” That doesn’t mean her work has not led to worrisome times. Gordon returned from Sierra Leone with symptoms that could have indicated Ebola — or the cold it was later diagnosed to be. She said she was confident it wasn’t the deadly virus because of all the precautions she takes when she goes into areas with compromised health issues. She later realized her family didn’t have that inner belief and were afraid. As for her motivation to tend to the sick abroad, Gordon said it’s a privilege for her to be able to do so. “Who doesn’t wish they could fix the world in some way?” she asked. “We can all do something.” Her presentation is free to attend and open to the public.
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Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week is near The annual Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week is
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Books will be given to • Bright Red Bookshelf Project • ABC Family Literacy Day (January 20) Henry Grube Education Centre Thanks to all of our Literacy in Kamloops partners
national Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. Family literacy is about parents and children learning together every day. By doing things together, parents strengthen their relationships with their children and promote lifelong learning. Local organizations are hosting free activities for families to enjoy throughout the week. Activities are for all ages and include baby rhyme time, public skating and swimming, music and coffee house, family tobogganing, teen bad art night, fun with the drum, seniors’ tea, science literacy fun, book tasting and family yoga. The goal of the week is to raise awareness on the importance of family literacy and finding a healthy balance between sedentary screen time and active family time. “The point is not that technology is bad, but that we need to be mindful of balance,” said Interior Savings CEO Kathy Conway. “We use technology to improve health, quality of life, and to free up time. But many of us are spending that newfound time and energy staring at screens rather than connecting with others or with nature. For us to be healthy, for our community to be healthy, we need balance.” According to Fiona Clare, LinK Literacy outreach co-ordinator, numerous studies are pointing to the need for people to take the message of balance more seriously. “It isn’t easy to find a healthy balance in this digital world, but research is showing more and more the negative impact too much screen time can have on our children’s healthy social, emotional, and physical development,” Clare said. “So it is important that we, as adults, model a healthy balance of our own screen time, setting a good example of moderation and help our children manage their screen time better.” More than 5,500 students will try to reduce their recreational screen time by taking
the Interior Savings Unplug and Play School Challenge. Youth and adults are also encouraged to try the digital detox. A key event during Literacy Week includes ABC Family Literacy Day, which will take place at the Henry Grube Education Centre on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This year, families will enjoy free Up, Up and Away-themed activities and stories. Each child attending will receive a new-tothem book from the annual Heap the Honda Children’s Book Drive, which runs through Jan. 24. (For more information about the drive — including the types of books being sought and where to donate — go online to literacyinkamloops.ca.) For a full schedule of events during Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week, go online to literacyinkamloops.ca or pick up a schedule of events at any Interior Savings Credit Union branch in Kamloops. • Meanwhile, to celebrate ABC Family Literacy Day, the TNRD Library System is once again taking part in the Read for 15 challenge. Libraries across Canada are encouraging everyone to read for 15 minutes on Jan. 26 to Jan. 27. The goal is to promote the importance of literacy in the community, with each library vying for the title of most “readerly” community in Canada. Last year, almost 3,400 people took the challenge to place the TNRD Library System in fifth place nationally for most participants. Participation is easy. After you finish reading your chosen material for 15 minutes, let the library know by using the hashtag #Readfor15TNRD on Facebook or Twitter or by emailing the library at questions@tnrd.ca. You can also stop by your local TNRD library. All participants will be entered in a draw for a gift card from Chapters.
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Forgiveness begged by pope for sexual abuse THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTIAGO, Chile — Pope Francis begged World News for forgiveness Tuesday for the “irreparable damage’’ done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile by diving head-first into a scandal that has greatly hurt the Catholic Church’s credibility in the South American country and cast a cloud over his visit. Speaking to Chile’s president, lawmakers, judges and other authorities, Francis said he felt “bound to express my pain and shame’’ that some of Chile’s pastors had sexually abused children in their care. He was interrupted by applause from the dignitaries at La Moneda palace when he pronounced the words. “I am one with my brother bishops, for it is right to ask forgiveness and make every effort to support the victims, even as we commit ourselves to ensuring that such things do not happen again,’’ he said. History’s first Latin American pope didn’t refer by name to Chile’s most notorious pedophile priest, the Rev. Fernando Karadima, who was sanctioned in 2011 by the Vatican to a lifetime of “penance and prayer’’ for sexually molesting minors. Nor did he refer to the fact that the emeritus archbishop of Santiago, a top papal adviser, has acknowledged he knew of complaints against Karadima but didn’t remove him from ministry.
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U.S. lawmakers debate Trump’s words WASHINGTON — As the fallout over U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of a vulgarity bleeds into a second week, aides to the president are locked in an internal debate over which version of the word the president used to describe certain countries during immigration talks with senators. Trump was said to have uttered “shithole’’ during last Thursday’s conversation in the Oval Office, a version backed up by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and some Republicans. Asked about Trump’s comments challenging his honesty, Durbin told reporters Tuesday: “I stand by every word I said about what was said.’’ But Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified under oath Tuesday that she “did not hear’’ President Donald Trump use the vulgarity to describe African countries. But she said she doesn’t “dispute the president was using tough language.’’ She said “others in the room were using tough language.”
Japan TV mistakenly reports missile TOKYO — Japan’s public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert Tuesday warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then minutes later corrected it, days after a similar error in Hawaii. NHK television issued the message on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. It said the government was telling people to evacuate and take shelter. “North Korea appears to have fired a missile,’’ NHK said, adding that a government warning had been issued. “The government: Seek shelter inside buildings and basements.’’ The false alarm came just days after Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency sent a mistaken warning of a North Korean missile attack to mobile phones across the state, triggering panic.
Grassroots Liberals want to Teen dies consider decriminalizing after being caught in prostitution, drug use crossfire VANCOUVER
Issues will be debated at Liberal party’s April convention THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Even as Justin Trudeau prepares to deliver on his promise to legalize recreational marijuana, Liberal MPs are pushing the government to go much further: eliminate criminal penalties for simple possession and consumption of all illicit drugs. The pressure comes in a resolution developed by the national Liberal caucus for consideration at the federal party’s national policy convention in April in Halifax. It is one of 39 resolutions that the party opened up for online discussion Tuesday. Others call for the decriminalization of prostitution, establishing a minimum guaranteed income, expanding universal health care to include coverage of prescription drugs and building a fixed-link bridge from the mainland to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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VANCOUVER — Police have assigned more than 50 officers to the investigation of a brazen Vancouver gunfight that killed a 15-year-old boy after he was struck by a bullet while passing in a vehicle with family. BC Coroners Service spokesman Andy Watson confirmed the teen died Monday following the shooting on Saturday evening. A 23-year-old man who was the target of the attack has died in hospital, Chief Const. Adam Palmer said. The boy was with his parents in the vehicle when he was struck as shots were fired between at least two people, Palmer told a news conference earlier Monday, adding he was heartbroken that the boy wasn’t expected to survive. “People often ask me as chief of police what keeps me up at night,” he said. “I tell them nothing specifically because Vancouver is a safe city.”
On illegal drugs, has increased, the the caucus resolution number of people urges the governarrested and sent to ment to adopt the criminal courts has model instituted in declined by 60 per 2001 in Portugal, cent, and the per where treatment and capita social cost harm reduction serof drug misuse has vices were expanded decreased by 18 per and criminal penalcent.’’ TRUDEAU ties eliminated for The resolution low-level possession and conurges the government to treat sumption of all illicit drugs. drug abuse as a health issue, There, a person found in to expand treatment and possession of a drug for perharm reduction services and sonal use is no longer arrested re-classify low-level drug posbut ordered to appear before session and consumption “as a “dissuasion commission’’ administrative violations.’’ which can refer the person Online discussion of the to a voluntary treatment proresolutions will run until Feb. gram or impose administra14. tive sanctions. Through an online vote, Since Portugal adopted the the 39 resolutions will then be new approach, the resolution whittled down to 30 that will says, “the number of deaths be debated at the convention. from drug overdose has From those 30, Liberals at dropped significantly, adolesthe convention will choose up cent and problematic drug use to 15 priority resolutions that has decreased, the number they want included in the parof people in drug treatment ty’s election platform in 2019.
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Meetings in Vancouver as tensions remain elevated THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Canada and some of its closest partners say it will take nothing short of a complete end to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program for Pyongyang to win an end to sanctions and the broader acceptance of the international community. The stark warning comes at the start of a major international meeting in Vancouver, where representatives from 20 countries are discussing ways to increase pressure on North Korea and ultimately end its nuclear aspirations. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her counterparts from the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Britain kicked off the meeting with a unanimous message for the North Korean government: give up your nuclear weapons. The North Koreans recently reached out to their South Korean brethren for the first time in years and will participate in next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, a development welcomed by Freeland and several other leaders. Each of the participating nations supported South Korea during the Korean War.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Swim & Climb the Ice Tower • 11:00 am - 4:00 pm • Kamloops YMCA-YWCA 499 Battle St
Unplug & Play Family Lego • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm • Kamloops Library 100-465 Victoria St
Unplug & Play Family Storytime • 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm • Kamloops Library 100-465 Victoria St
Mini Basketball (Ages 2.5-5) • 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm • Kamloops Community YMCA-YWCA 499 Battle St • Register at 250-554-9622
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• 11:00 am - 12:00 noon • John Tod Centre (Early Years Centre) 150 Wood St • 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm • John Tod Centre 150 Wood St
• 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm • Beattie Elementary, BGC Portable 492 McGill Rd
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• 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • Westsyde Pool 859 Bebek Rd
• 11:00 am - 11:45 am & 3:30-4:15 pm • Kamloops Museum & Archives 207 Seymour St • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm • Kamloops Makerspace 207 Victoria St West
• 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm • North Kamloops Library 693 Tranquille Rd
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 Baby Rhyme Time
• 11:45 am - 12:30 pm • John Tod Centre (Early Years Centre) 150 Wood St
Seniors’ Tea (Ages 60+) • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm • North Kamloops Library 693 Tranquille Rd • Register at 250-554-1124
Book Chat
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Children’s Book Drive Jan 6th - 27th
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• Kamloops This Week • Kamloops Blazers Game (Jan 27) Accepting only new and gently used children’s books!
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• 10:30 am - 11:45 am • Kamloops Art Gallery Studio 101-465 Victoria St
• 10:00 am - 12:00 noon • Kamloops Library 100-465 Victoria St • Register at 250-372-5145
• Sunday, January 21 - Saturday January 27 • Library hours • Kamloops Library 100-465 Victoria St
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Music & Coffee House (Youth)
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Science Literacy Fun
• 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm • John Tod Centre (Boys & Girls Club) 150 Wood St
Interactive Early Learning Centre Drop-in Program (Ages 0-5)
• 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • BIG Little Science Centre 655 Holt St
Games Night
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• Read anywhere for 15 minutes between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm, & report your reading to the library. Prizes! • For details visit www.tnrdlib.ca.
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Activities are open to all ages unless otherwise noted. Post what you did to unplug and play on Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week.
• 11:00 am - 12:00 noon • North Kamloops Library 693 Tranquille Rd • Register at 250-554-1124 • 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm • Kamloops Hot Yoga 17-1800 Tranquille Rd
Teen Book Swap Launch • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm • North Kamloops Library 693 Tranquille Rd
Puzzle Time (18+) • 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm • Kamloops Library 100-465 Victoria St
Family Night Science Experiments • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm • John Tod Centre (Boys & Girls Club) 150 Wood St
Fun With the Drum! UJAMMA Freebie Beats Drum Circle • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • Lansdowne Village 204-450 Lansdowne St • Register at 250-318-0936
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Canadian sales of light trucks and cars reached record levels in 2017.
Its Escape was also the leading SUV with sales of 47,880 units. General Motors sales grew mainly due to a 17.5 per cent increase in the GMC brand. However, Chevrolet remained its largest brand as sales increased 12.9 per cent to 171,000 units. Buick was down 0.4 per cent to 18,981 vehicles. The Detroit automaker said
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it sold 2,122 new all-electric Bolt vehicles, while sales of hybrid electric Volts increased 24 per cent to 4,313. Despite lower overall sales, FCA said its Ram brand had a record year with sales increasing 10 per cent to 103,843 vehicles. The carmaker said the three products manufactured at its Brampton Assembly Plant saw
sales increase. Dodge Challenger and Charger sales were up eight and 30 per cent respectively, while Chrysler 300 sales were up 18 per cent. It remained the leading minivan provider with sales of Canadian-made Chrysler Pacifica vans increasing 142 per cent, while Caravan sales were off nine per cent.
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which saw sales surge 13.3 per cent to 302,800 vehicles. FCA was the third-largest car brand with sales of 267,052, followed by Toyota at 199,782 and Honda at 176,951. Ford said its F-Series remained Canada’s favourite pickup for the 52nd consecutive year and the best-selling vehicle for an eighth year, with sales of 155,290 units.
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trucks. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. said new vehicles sold in 2017 hit a high for a fifth consecutive year. “The new record currently stands at 2,038,798 units sold in Canada, an astonishing total that has come off the back of nine months seeing record levels of sales,’’ it said in a news release. The milestone was reached despite lower sales in the last two months of the year when sales fell 1.1 per cent in December and 1.2 per cent in November. Sales in 2017 increased 4.6 per cent over 2016, marking the eighth consecutive year of sales increases since the financial crisis of 2009. DesRosiers said light truck sales grew 8.7 per cent to nearly 1.4 million units last year. Passenger car sales were down 3.4 per cent to about 640,000 units, the lowest level since 1964. Most major brands achieved record sales, including luxury brands Audi, BMW, MercedesBenz and Porsche. The only car brands to have reduced sales in 2017 were FCA (down 3.7 per cent), Hyundai (down 6.1 per cent) and smart (down 80.4 per cent). Ford led with 308,500 unit sales, up 1.1 per cent on the year, compared to General Motors
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Saintly sportsmanship sparks memorable moment
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eghan Faust heard two sounds, neither of which she cares to hear again. The first was the sound of an ACL tearing and the second was Emma Parmar screaming in anguish. Faust, head coach of the Kelowna-based Okanagan Mission Huskies, knew her Grade 12 student’s season had ended before it started, the injury coming in the team’s last practice before their first game of the 20172018 B.C. Secondary Schools Girls Basketball Association campaign. “I ended up on the ground screaming,” Parmar said. “I’ve never been in that much pain before. It was devastating knowing I’m in Grade 12, this is my last year and it was all over. It was heartbreaking.” What made the moment worse was it stamped out three years’ worth of rehab. Parmar sprained her left ACL in Grade 9 and missed most of her Grade 10 and 11 seasons. Parmar toiled strenuously to rehab the knee last summer. “Basketball has always been a passion of mine,” she said. “I was doing really well with my rehab and I was ready — I was ready to play this year. I was super excited.” Her torn right ACL on Nov. 29 should have been the sad ending to the story. Then the Saints came marching in. One of the saints was coach Faust and the other was Cassie Ferguson, a Grade 11 point
Emma Parmar (left) of the Okanagan Mission Huskies had a basketball moment to remember last Friday. It would not have happened without Cassie Ferguson of the NorKam Saints.
guard for the NorKam Saints. The Kamloops school was invited to play in Okanagan Mission’s New Year’s Classic last weekend in Kelowna. Parmar is still a registered member of the Huskies. She has gone to practices and games all season. If she can’t play post, she’ll post up on the sidelines and cheer. “We had our team picture on Friday,” Faust said. “I could see the tears in her eyes. She had her uniform on. I knew it was going to be a really hard weekend for her. I’ve known her since Grade 8. She’s always been that one kid that sticks out as the hardestworking, that wanted it the most.”
Fast-forward to Game 1 of the tournament, the Saints and Huskies playing during school hours in front of a partisan Okanagan Mission crowd. The Huskies, the fourth-ranked AA school in the province, went up big in a one-sided affair that would end 75-31, a scoreline rendered meaningless and forgettable by an act of sportsmanship by NorKam’s Ferguson. Coach Faust remembered Parmar had her uniform with her at the team picture. With the game already in the bag and a competitive schedule ahead, it may have been the only time to give the hobbled athlete a chance to reach the scoresheet in her senior year. “I looked down and thought, ‘OK, let’s just put her in and see what we can do,’” said Faust, who has been teaching for 11 years. “Her face was something I’ll never forget. She walked off to put her uniform on. She had the biggest grin. It was one of the most special moments of my coaching career and life.” Parmar was having a moment of her own in the locker room. “The smile on my face was huge and I could not get it off,” Parmar said. “I went to put on my jersey and looked at myself in the mirror for the first time. I just started crying. It was really emotional.” With 1:58 remaining in the fourth quarter, Parmar entered the game. She was unable to run or jump. She could barely even move. But she set up shop in the offensive zone and her teammates fed her the rock. One shot — miss. Another attempt — no
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Ron MacLean can remember well the 1993 Canada Summer Games — for the most part. “[Kamloops NorthThompson MLA] Peter Milobar had a joint [bar] back in 1993 when I was there,” said MacLean, the Canadian broadcasting icon who was back in town for Rogers Hometown Hockey on the weekend. “I ended up on stage, singing Taking Care of Business. I don’t remember the rest of that night and I don’t think I did too well [at Hockey Day in Canada in Kamloops in 2016] at Tom Gaglardi’s Shark Club, either.” It is hard to imagine any situation in which MacLean’s memory is deficient. He is a walking hockey encyclopedia and proved it when asked about the recent announcement of the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team, which will be bereft of NHL players. “I know, for B.C.ers, Duncan Wray just died this week, the owner of the Vernon Vipers,” MacLean said. “Chay Genoway [named to Team Canada last Wednesday] is a great story. Chay played for the Vipers and went on to UND (University of North Dakota). His best friend is Jonathan Toews. They fish together all summer. If you can’t have Toews, we’ve got his buddy.” MacLean, like most hockey fans, would rather see best-onbest international hockey at the Games, but in the void of NHL stars will sprout captivating stories about journeyman players getting a shot at Olympic glory. Genoway, for example, has one NHL game under his belt, in which he recorded an
MARTY HASTINGS/KTW Ron MacLean always enjoys his time in Kamloops. Sometimes a little too much, he said.
assist for the Minnesota Wild in 2011-2012. The rest of his seven-year pro career has been spent in the American Hockey League and Kontinental Hockey League. He has four goals and 17 points this season playing for Tolyatti Lada in the KHL, along with a minus-13 rating. “The biggest juxtaposition was seeing the NHL all-star lineup announced one day and the men’s Olympic team the following day and knowing how much it means to be an Olympian, to wear the Canadian sweater in a hockey tournament,” MacLean said. “That was a big deal to those men. I think the all-star nod was more of a, ‘Rats, there goes my vacation.’” MacLean usually steers clear of befriending players to avoid bias when broadcasting, but he is close with 37-year-old Brad Richards, who is retired but wanted to be in South Korea. “Brad was dying all the while they were choosing the team,” MacLean said. “It was so important to him and I hear Mason Raymond was like that, too. He was on pins and needles, couldn’t play, couldn’t do anything.” Richards, who won the Conn
Smythe Trophy with the Tampa Bay Lightning during their run to the Stanley Cup in 2004, was left off the team. Raymond, the former Vancouver Canuck who now plays in the Swiss National League, was named to the 25-man roster. “Who is kidding who?” MacLean said. “I would love to see Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby on a line together going up against Auston Matthews and Patrick Kane. “But this is still a really important tournament and I’m looking forward to it. It’s the stories that will make it. They always do.” MacLean spun yarns to a national audience on Sunday during the Hometown Hockey broadcast that began at 4:30 p.m. on Sportsnet, 30 minutes before the Vancouver Canucks played the Minnesota Wild, a game shown on a big screen outside Sandman Centre. Topics included Hall of Famer and Kamloopsian Mark Recchi, Blazers’ fan favourite Jermaine Loewen and goaltender Dylan Ferguson, who saw NHL action this season with the Vegas Golden Knights. Blazers’ bench boss Don Hay and majority owner Tom Gaglardi were also featured, along with local midget-age hockey players Tyson Gayfer and Zoe Birkett. When work was done, MacLean planned to kick back for a few hours before the tour headed south to its next stop in Cowichan Valley. “I truly enjoy it when I go there [to Kamloops],” MacLean said. “I always kid, though, I hope I get to the Loops and I don’t get looped, but I’m really looking forward to going back to the Shark Club.”
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WolfPack get into scrum The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will field a women’s rugby sevens team later this winter. TRU’s athletics and recreation director Curtis Atkinson said the WolfPack have agreed to be part of the Western Canada Women’s Rugby Sevens series in the second year of a pilot project involving six other Canada West schools. “The Western Canada Women’s Rugby Sevens series is a wonderful opportunity to further showcase and develop the amazing talent we have in Canadian university sport,” Atkinson said. “This series allows female athletes to pursue their sport at a high level with enhanced exposure to the national team.” Canada West executives identified rugby sevens as an emerging sport in 2016. In 2017, with support from Rugby Canada and B2ten, Canada West launched the three-year pilot project, with objectives including growing the game, retaining talented student-athletes in Canada and building depth for the national team program. The women’s sevens team at TRU will be run as a club program, such as baseball and the now-defunct hockey program. Derek Pue, head coach of the Kamloops Rugby Club men, has been named head coach of the women’s team at TRU. “Sevens rugby is an incredibly exciting sport that is dynamic and fast paced,” Pue said. “It’s taking off in North America because that fast-paced action links well to the sporting market.” Pue’s wife, Jesse Olynyk, the daughter of former WolfPack athletic director Ken Olynyk, will be the WolfPack sevens team’s skills coach and manager. Jesse, a former U Sports All-Canadian at the University of Victoria, played rugby at a provincial and national level. Former Canada West rugby player Kaitlyn Cumming will also be an assistant coach. The University of the Fraser Valley, Victoria, UBC, Lethbridge, Calgary and
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WolfPack get into scrum fodder Bye-week The Thompson Rivers University Chuck Ferguson said. “I charges outscored the tice and put in time. I MARTY HASTINGS WolfPack will field a women’s rugby sevdon’t know if it was the visitors 31-9 in the third was happy they got a STAFF REPORTER ens team later this winter. sports@kamloopsthisweek.com post-Christmas blues quarter. chance.” TRU’s athletics and recreation direcor what. “I was happy with TRU knocked off tor Curtis Atkinson said the WolfPack Bye weeks feel bet“We need to figure all the fellas. I was Fraser Valley 77-71 on have agreed to be part of the Western ter when heading into this out so we can really pleased with Friday, dropping the Canada Women’s Rugby Sevens series in them on the back of get back on the run the guys who came off Cascades to 5-11. the second year of a pilot project involvvictory. we were on before the bench. They were Both WolfPack teams ing six other Canada West schools. The TRU WolfPack Christmas.” outstanding. Madhu will travel to Langley on “The Western Canada Women’s Rugby men’s basketball team TRU (7-9) is 10th in [McConnell] was great. Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 to Sevens series is a wonderful opportuhas this coming weekCanada West women’s Tyus De Vries was play the Trinity Western nity to further showcase and develop end off and should be basketball standings. great. Devin Halcrow Spartans. the amazing talent we have in Canadian pleased with current Fraser Valley (6-10) is was great. All those — with files from university sport,” Atkinson said. “This form, especially fol13th. guys come to pracTRU sports information series allows female athletes to pursue lowing a sweep of the The top 12 teams in their sport at a high level with enhanced Fraser Valley Cascades the 17-team conference exposure to the national team.” at the Tournament qualify for the postCanada West executives identified Capital Centre. They season. rugby sevens as an emerging sport in have won seven games Meanwhile, 2016. in a row. the WolfPack men In 2017, with support from Rugby Things aren’t as improved to 9-7 on Canada and B2ten, Canada West swell for the WolfPack the weekend and are launched the three-year pilot project, women. sixth in the conference, with objectives including growing the The Cascades of which is also composed game, retaining talented student-athAbbotsford posted two of 17 squads. letes in Canada and building depth for victories over TRU — The Pack walloped the national team program. 59-53 on Friday and the Cascades 99-69 on The women’s sevens team at TRU 76-67 on Saturday — at Saturday, a result that will be run as a club program, such as the TCC to push the resonated well with baseball and the now-defunct hockey WolfPack’s losing streak head coach Scott Clark. program. to four games. “It is nice to be up Derek Pue, head coach of the “For some reason, and good to give guys Kamloops Rugby Club men, has been ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW we were disconnected,” who don’t usually get named head coach of the women’s team WolfPack women’s basminutes some time,” Michelle Bos of the TRU WolfPack may need chiropractic work after reaching for a rebound at TRU.the Fraser Valley Cascades at the Tournament Capital Centre on the weekend. ketball assistant coach against said Clark, whose CROSSWORD ANSWERS FOUND ON A27 “Sevens rugby is an incredibly excitKTW FILE PHOTO ing sport that is dynamic and fast Kaitlyn Cumming of the Kamloops Rugby Club, seen here playing for Team B.C. in June at Exhibition paced,” Pue said. Park, will help coach the TRU WolfPack women’s sevens team. “It’s taking off in North America because that fast-paced action links well Alberta will also field teams. their careers.” at jesseolynyk@gmail.com. to the sporting market.” Peter Soberlak was throughout TRU will carry a roster of 14said andSoberlak, play TRU has made a one-season commitPue’sthe wife, Olynyk, the daughamong topJesse candidates Atkinson in two of the series’ three sanctioned ment to the series and will re-evaluate ter of former WolfPack athletic director for the TRU athletics and a first-round pick in the tournaments in February — at Fraser its status after the campaign. Ken Olynyk, will be the WolfPack sevens recreation director posi1987 NHL Draft, has a high Valley in Abbotsford and of Victoria. Rugby Sevens has grown in popularteam’s skills coach and Ken manager. tion that opened when degree credibility with The WolfPack are practising three Jesse,vacated a former Sports Olynyk theUpost on All-Canadian those he works with and ity since its debut at the 2016 Olympic mornings a week in the TRU Gym at the University of Victoria, played Dec. 31. understands the and impor- Summer Games in Rio. The two-day Kamloops Soccer Dome. rugby at a provincial and national level. Curtis Atkinson was tance of balancing academ-2017 World Rugby Sevens Series stop in “The aim isn’t to with athletes Vancouver drew nearly 40,000 fans each Former for Canada West chosen the job, butrugby the player icsconflict with athletics. who are already playing rugby who for the Kaitlyn Cumming will also be an assissilver lining for Soberlak Soberlak, played day. local club,” Pue said. tant coach. is a new position with the junior hockey for the PETER SOBERLAK Those interested in tryingBlazers out and — with files from TRU The University of the Fraser Valley, WolfPack. Kamloops sports information for the team can email Jesse Olynyk Victoria, UBC, Lethbridge, feel my background The well respected TRU Calgary“Iand Swift Current Broncos, was as a former professional instructor and sports psyan assistant coach for the athlete, as well as a curchologist was named athWolfPack soccer team last rent academic and my letic performance advisor season. 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above all, great pride,’’ Virtue said. Virtue, 28, and Moir, 30, made their Olympic debut eight years ago on home ice in Vancouver, where they captured a gold medal and became household names. They won ice dance silver four years ago in Sochi and added another silver in the team event. The duo then took two years off before deciding to make one more run for Olympic gold. They say they will retire after the Games in Pyeongchang. The Olympics open on Feb. 9.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Coming off an injury-filled season, Milos Raonic knew going deep into the Australian Open was going to be an uphill battle. But a first-round exit to an unseeded player was still a bitter pill for the former top-10. “I knew it was going to be something along these lines, obviously I wish in some ways it was much better,’’ he said Tuesday following a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (4) loss to Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko. The Thornhill, Ont., product saw his ranking drop to No. 24 last season from a career-high of No. 3 in 2016. Raonic missed last year’s U.S. Open after undergoing wrist surgery. He returned to the tour for one tournament in Japan in October, but retired from his quarterfinal match due to a calf injury. He also had a knee injury in November. The Canadian has been among the most vocal proponents for shortening the
Genie Bouchard was not at her best in Round 1, but did enough to win. She will face a tough test against No. 1 seed Simona Halep in Round 2 on Wednesday. Milos Raonic continued his disappointing spell with a loss.
nearly year-long tennis schedule to protect top players from injury. “I’m not necessarily where I need to be,’’ said to No. 22 seed. “I wasn’t sharp and then I just struggled physically. Thankfully not from injury or anything, just physically from
fitness and preparedness. That just caught up to me after a while.’’ He said he just wasn’t able to get into a rhythm Tuesday. “I wasn’t quick, I wasn’t hitting that hard or aggressive so I was the one who was moving most of the time so therefore I
wasn’t able to dictate,’’ he said. Raonic is a former Wimbledon finalist and has reached at least the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park the last three years. It’s only the third time that Raonic has lost in the first round of a major. Raonic also lost in the first round of the 2010 U.S. Open and the 2011 French Open. Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., joined Raonic on the sidelines after losing his first round match in three sets to Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-4. On the women’s side, Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., advanced to the second round of the tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over France’s Oceane Dodin. Bouchard will face topseeded Simona Halep of Belgium next. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Denis Shapovalov of Vaughan, Ont., played Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in Round 2 action on Tuesday after KTW’s press deadline.
BOESER AN ALL-STAR Rookie sensation and scoring leader Brock Boeser will be the lone representative of the Vancouver Canucks at this year’s NHL All-Star Game. The right winger’s selection came as no surprise as he is second in rookie scoring with 40 points. The rookie scoring leader, Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders with 47 points, was not an allstar pick. Boeser is one of 12 players making their first appearances in the league’s showcase, along with Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres and Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets, among others. For the third year, the all-star format in 2018 is a four-division, three-game tournament played three-on-three. The winner takes in $1 million. The game at Tampa’s Amalie Arena will be broadcast on CBC and Sportsnet on Jan. 28 at 12:30 p.m. — Canadian Press
Whundas win in Vernon The Westsyde Whundas topped the Clarence Fulton Maroons on their home court in Vernon to win a B.C. High School AA Boys Basketball Association tournament on the weekend. Westsyde, the No. 2 ranked AA boys squad in B.C., claimed the 18th annual Fulton Maroons Corporate
Classic championship with a 67-58 victory over Fulton in the title tilt on Saturday. Spencer Ledoux led the Whundas with 28 points in the final and was named tournament MVP. Carsen Day, who had 22 points, including five three-pointers, was named to the allstar team, along with Jake Tabor.
Obituaries & In Memoriam In Loving Memory Of Isaac Edward Lehman December 30, 1932 – January 4, 2018
Ed was born at his parent’s Ike and Edna’s (Schneider) homestead in the Upper Hat Creek Valley. Ed was the oldest of three children Steve (Jean), Carol (Mark) and Uncle to numerous nieces and nephews. Ed was a very curious, ambitious, determined and practical young child. As early as age 5, Ed’s curiosity about how things worked, ran and were built, began his lifelong career in mechanical (ingenuity) engineering. Ed’s fierce independent spirit didn’t lend well to the formal education system. Ed had his own plans on how he would educate himself. Ed was an avid reader and a mathematical genius. Ed’s parents were pioneer ranchers in the valley and had a long-standing history in the Ashcroft area, dating back to the late 1800s. Ed was very proud of his family’s history, Mount Lehman named after his great grandfather held a special place in his heart. Ed always enjoyed visiting the Ashcroft museum where his family’s history is so beautifully documented. Ed being a vehicle enthusiast was surprised by his loving family at his 50th wedding anniversary to ride in his great grandfather’s original car, a 1911 McLaughlin Buick, a gift of love and respect for family and history. Ed with his parents and brother moved to Pavilion, BC in 1947. Later, Ed’s father Ike managed the Diamond S. Ranch. This is where Ed was introduced to the love of his life, Verna Lorraine Anderson. Verna’s family had moved up from Lulu Island (Richmond) in 1949. Verna’s father Elmer, heard of a ranch hand position at the Diamond S. Ed was busy honing his mechanical skills at the Diamond S. Ranch fixing equipment for his Dad. Ed met Verna’s father Elmer and instantly became friends. Elmer saw potential for a relationship as Ed and Verna were only 19 days apart in age. Of course, Verna played hard to get, she had dreams of attending post-secondary school in the area. With his handsome, easy going, fun loving nature, along with Verna’s Mom, Agnes and both Verna’s brothers Lloyd and Richard’s love for him, Ed became irresistible for Verna. The beautiful courtship began. There are so many marvelous pictures of this event most taken alongside of Ed’s cars they looked like a Hollywood couple
posing for the latest cover of Vogue. The blend of Ed’s masculinity mixed with Verna’s femininity was a match made in heaven and oh what a beautiful life they created. Ed and Verna married in September 26 1953. They had a short move to Quesnel where Dad gained employment in a local sawmill. In the spring of 1955 Ed and Verna moved back to the Hat Creek Valley where Dad worked with the Bewza Logging Company in the sawmill industry. At this time Ed was aware of his career ambitions…. Sawyer. He was ready to become an owner operator. Ed began collecting sawmill parts and pieces and in 1956 he began to construct his own sawmill! This mill became the source of employment for Ed and his family for years, and included crafting railroad ties, fencing material, even family garden sheds and decks. Dad began the construction of his family’s home using his mill. Times were hard, money was tight, but love and family were abundant. Ed and Verna had six children: Sharon (Jim), Gloria (Steve), Barbara Ann (Paul), Gordon (Died as an infant 1959), Donna (Brad), Helen (Darrell), eight grandchildren Raymond, Jimmy, Richard, Heather, Charlotte, Joel, Jared and Kenny. Four great-grandchildren Alexis, Emma, Sam and Lewis. Dad loved the abundance of his family, he jokingly referred to extended family as his “spares”. The home literally was built around the kitchen, the heart of this family. In many family photos, Dad is seen beaming with pride as his family gathered around him. Dad had an incredible wit and famous one-liners which brought his family joy and laughter throughout the years. As the years went on Dad became a BC Forestry Fire Warden using his hand-built heavy-duty equipment on many local forest fires. In the late 1970s, Dad worked with BC Hydro Hat Creek Coal Project, specifically D.W. Coates Drilling building drill site roads, core sheds, set up of camp and drill sites and serving as a general fix anything guy. Dad’s driveway and phone line soon turned into a steady stream of, ‘Eddie, can you fix this’, ‘Eddie can you help with that’. Yet Dad still found the time to build go-carts for his grandchildren, fix family cars, plow snow banks so his family could enjoy a fun sleigh ride. He made family skating rinks and swimming pools, built swing sets and even converted an old school bus into a camper. Dad provided abundant love for his family that we are forever blessed. Dad retired in the mid-80s and
at that time built a gargantuan garden! Reading and honing his organicfocused gardening skills, he built a heated greenhouse by designing his own wood heating system. Dad’s love of wholesome produce taught his family to never settle for store bought. It was a yearly family affair, fall garden harvests. In retirement, Dad also built a car modeled after a 1932 Chev. Most people would think Dad bought a kit but that wasn’t his style. He built it from scratch piece by piece just like he had done with so many other projects in his life. This was what his grandsons’ would call his swan song. It’s a beautiful rendition, Ed’s projects in the past were based on practicality not necessarily ascetics but not this time. Ed and Verna left their Hat Creek homestead in April 2012 and moved to Kamloops. It was an act of love for Mom as she needed to be closer to family in their more senior years. Dad lost his brother Steve and sister-in-law Jean in 2014. Dad’s health deteriorated and in January 4, 2017 Dad was admitted to Royal Inland Hospital with pneumonia and Alzheimer’s symptoms. He was later placed in care at Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops. As always family gathered regularly at Dad’s side we enjoyed many joyous visits and celebrations. Dad’s wit and calm demeanor provided the staff at Ponderosa many beautiful memories, which we as his family hold dear and are truly thankful for. Dad passed peacefully in his sleep in the morning of January 4, 2018. Dad requested no service he simply wanted some of his ashes to be spread back at his beloved Hat Creek homestead and the remainder to be with his soulmate and wife Verna. Special thank you to Drake Cremation & Funeral Services. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com (250) 377-8225
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Arlene Grace Pasemko It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Arlene Grace Pasemko of Kamloops, BC, on January 4, 2018, at 69 years of age. Arlene is survived by her loving husband Ed Pasemko, son Ken (Rachael) Pasemko of Kamloops, grandchildren Taylor (Sarah) Pasemko, Brennan (Chelsea) Pasemko and Chloe Pasemko, as well as great-grandchildren Jaxson Pasemko and Maddison Pasemko. Also left to cherish Arlene’s memory is her brother David (Jean) Looy and sisters Barb (Ken, deceased) Farrar and Dianne (Bill) Tewnion. Arlene was predeceased by her father Richard Looy, her mother Mary Looy and her son Lee Pasemko. Arlene was born on June 1, 1948 in Vancouver, BC. She married Ed Pasemko on June 22, 1968. Arlene was a woman full of life. Among her passions were her family and gardening. Arlene faced life’s challenges with strength and courage. She will be sadly missed by everyone she touched. We take comfort knowing she is not alone, but is now with her son Lee. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Jeevyn Chahal, Kansas McFayden and Iris Melara. There will be no formal ceremony. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca
Carolyn Jean Secret May 6, 1945 January 13, 2018
It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Carolyn on January 13, 2018. She was survived by her three children; Fraser, Cameron and Jennifer and her two sisters; Helen and Sharon. She will be dearly missed by all. A celebration of life will be held on January 20 at 2:00pm at Kamloops United Church 421 St. Paul Street Kamloops. Please bring your stories and fond memories of Carolyn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carolyn’s name to BC Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Richard Davidson
Joan E. ‘Joanie’ Hunter
Richard Davidson was on born August 21, 1933 in Edmonton, AB and resided in Chase, BC. He passed away on January 3, 2018 at Bastion Place, Salmon Arm, BC after a long battle with cancer. Richard was a very dedicated member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degrees.
It is with great sadness and much love that we say goodbye, for now, to our wife, mother, sister and grandmother Joan E. “Joanie” Hunter, of East Wenatchee, WA and former longtime resident of Kamloops, British Columbia. She passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.
He was predeceased by his wife Stella Davidson of Qualicum Beach and granddaughter Stephanie Davidson of Enderby. He is survived by brother Garth Davidson and sister Marion Davidson both of Calgary. His partner of 27 years Marie Blouin of Kamloops, daughters Judy (Len) of Qualicum Beach, Donna Mitchel of Chase and son Jim (Jo An) Davidson of Enderby, ten grandchildren and seventeen greatgrandchildren.
Joanie and her daughter made the move to Kamloops, British Columbia, where she continued her career with Safeway. Joanie was a hard worker and earned the position as the Manager of the Seafood Department, a role she held until her retirement. Following her retirement, she devoted even more time and travel to her Lions Club ministries. Through her Lions family she met Alan Hunter, while she was in the role of Lions MD 19D District Governor and he, the President of The Wenatchee Central Lions. A perfect match that happily resulted in their marriage on December 31, 2008 in Moab, Utah. They made their home together in E. Wenatchee, WA.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 11:00 am at Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 1185 Chase Ave, Chase, BC. Many thanks to Dr. Main, Oncology Dept. staff Salmon Arm, Dr. Venter and the staff of Bastion Place for their treatment care and support. Interment in Enderby at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Oncology Dept. at Shuswap Lake Hospital, Salmon Arm. Alternative Funeral Services Kamloops in care of arrangements.
Joanie was born in Mannville, Alberta, the second daughter to the late Elbert and Margaret (Arnold) Hubbard. She went to work for Safeway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she began to build her career. She later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she initially worked at a meat market prior to returning to Safeway Canada.
Once settled in E. Wenatchee, Joanie, became an active member of both Eastmont Baptist Church and the Wenatchee Central Lions Club. This was a natural continuation of her generous and devoted longtime work with the Kamloops BC Lioness and Lions Clubs. She held several positions with the Kamloops Clubs including: President, District President and District Governor of Multiple District 19D. In addition, Joanie through various positions assisted in the planning, setup and execution of many Multiple District Conventions. She has been awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, that recognizes humanitarian qualities such as: generosity, compassion and concern for less fortunate and the Judge Brian Stevenson Fellow Award, one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed in Lionism for recognition of achievement and involvement, by Lions International. She enjoyed serving others through Lions - that was her way of loving people. She is survived by her loving husband Alan R. Hunter; two daughters Joanne Plante, Victoria, BC, Jody (Reuben) Irvine, Kamloops, BC, step-sons Judd Hunter, Nashville, TN and Zach (Noor) Hunter, Boston, MA; one sister Karen (Robert) Calder, Spruce Grove, Alberta; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Betty Hubbard and son-in-law Jerry Plante. A Commemoration Service is being planned for Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 12:00 pm, Eastmont Baptist Church, E. Wenatchee. You are invited to visit her tribute online at www. HeritageMemorialChapel.com and leave a message of comfort, condolence or memory. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF C/O Stan Durward - Box 38, Sunderland, ON L0C 1H0 in memory of PDG Joan Hunter Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.
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Barbara Doreen Boucher (nee Roberts) February 29, 1932 - January 4, 2018 Barbara passed away on January 4, 2018 at Overlander Extended Care Hospital, Kamloops, British Columbia, in her 86th year. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Kenton A. Boucher, her son Wayne Brickenden and her parents Cecil and Pearl Roberts. Barbara is survived by her daughter Diane (Barrie, Ontario), her sister Marilyn Harper (William) of London, Ontario, her niece Lisa McLachlin (Brent), great nieces/nephew, Megan, Kyle and Ashlyn of London, Ontario, and Kent’s children Jeffrey Boucher, Andrea Stillwell and Devin Boucher. Barbara was born in Trenton, Ontario, and lived in London and Ottawa, Ontario, then later in Williams Lake, British Columbia, and finally in Kamloops, BC, the place she and Kent loved most. In her life span, she lived through WWII, was involved in various entrepreneurial occupations and worked in the real-estate industry (C.A Fitzsimmons, Ottawa), all the while enjoying all aspects of her passion for horses. She was an adventurous soul and no challenges were too big for her to tackle or embrace. She had a twinkle in her eyes and a wonderfully engaging smile that radiated through telephone lines and whenever she met with family members and friends. Barbara no longer remembered the past events of her life in her final years but she will be remembered for her vivaciousness and love of life. We were all blessed for having known her and she will be dearly missed. A Graveside Service will be held on May 7, 2018 at 11:00 am, at Hillside Cemetery in Kamloops, British Columbia. In lieu of flowers, friends may consider in memoriam donations to the Overlander Extended Care Hospital, Kamloops, BC, or a charity of choice. Condolences may be made to www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454
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Thomas Drummond Maule September 26, 1936 - December 24, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a loving father, proud grandpa, brother, doting uncle and close friend. Tom lived for adventure and travelled the world employed in the mining industry. A legend who was respected for his work ethic, admired for his knowledge and envied for his experience. Tommy was a force to be reckoned with, as his old mining buddies would attest to. Tom enjoyed the simple things in life; his home, family, golfing, cooking, hockey and playing the stock market. Thomas will be greatly missed by Cynara and Drummond, as well as relatives and friends across Canada and around the world. Last wishes will be respected and there will be no service. Please help us to honour Tom in a toast as he embarks one last journey - home to Scotland. Cheerio, Tommy Boy, Cheerio…..”Gang Warily” Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com 250-554-2577
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Charles Raymond Nastrom A friend to all, our family’s patriarch, a kind heart, a spirited soul. Charles Raymond Nastrom found peace on January 10, 2018. Once husband, heroic dad, openminded grandfather, the best great-grandfather and faithful friend is now reunited with our family matriarch Lois. Born on February 21, 1930 in Roblin, Manitoba, Ray was the son to Alvin and Velma Nastrom and brother to sisters Lorene Ward, Greta (Ralph) Cockerill, Alvina Cockerill and Joyce (Bert) Cockerill. Ray and Lois were married on October 15, 1949 and began building their legacy and for 63 years modeled love and commitment to their family. Predeceased by his wife Lois Nastrom, son Kevin Nastrom, brothers-in-law Earl Ward and Len Cockerill. Ray has left an impact on the lives of daughter Janice Lawson (Bill), sons Jim Nastrom (Sally), Ken Nastrom (Danita), grandchildren Shannon Wright (Peter), Jason Lawson (Tracey), David Nastrom (Crystal), Jennifer Sullivan (Mike), Christopher Nastrom (Cindy), Sasha Ruttan (Geoff), Shane Nastrom (Nicole) and Cody Nastrom (Amber), great-grandchildren Kezia and Olivia Wright, Beckett and Mckenna Lawson, Brandon, Logan and Matthew Sullivan, Aurora Nastrom, Easton Nastrom and Brooklyn Ruttan. He will be greatly missed by nieces, nephews, cousins and numerous friends. Ray will be forever remembered by the skip in his step, his creative “fix-it” ways, his generosity and genuine interest in those around him. Please join us for a Celebration of Life on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Kamloops Alliance Church, 200 Leigh Road. Following the celebration we look forward to reminiscing and visiting with you.
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Obituaries & In Memoriam Margaret Fern McShane (nee Baker)
June Weaver (nee Swift)
December 6, 1919 – January 11, 2018 Margaret passed away peacefully at 98 years old with her family at her side. Margaret was born in Watson, Saskatchewan and moved to Kamloops in 1927. She married Bob McShane on June 15, 1941. Margaret was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed camping, fishing, golfing, dancing, bowling and playing bridge. She loved to spend time with her family and grandkids. Margaret is now at peace with her husband Robert and daughter Roberta, and siblings (Eva, Francis, Ethel and Hazel). She will be lovingly remembered by her children Lynda (Richard), Rick (Linda) and Randy (Penny), son-in-law Don Lucy. Siblings Howard, Tom (Sylvia), Bob (Dianne), Bunny and Patricia, grandchildren (Terri, Tammy, Danny, Tracy, Dean, Stephen, Kristy and Nathan) and twelve great-grandchildren. Special thanks to Dr. Dupreez, Dr. Wynne, the staff at Pine Grove Care Centre and at Chartwell. The family will arrange a celebration of Margaret’s life, date to be determined. Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home
Evelyn Pounder passed away on December 27, 2017 at the age of 72.
June will be fondly remembered by her sister Viola “Bud” Boston, her brothers Norman and Leonard of Sault Ste. Marie and her special nieces Linda and Susan. Also, brothers-inlaw Bob (Joan) Weaver of Scarborough, Ontario and nephews Bob Jr., Tom and Douglas and Gerald (Beverley) of Eugene, Oregon and nephews Richard, Randy, Kenneth, Brian and niece Barbara. June was born December 2, 1933 in Fort William, Ontario. She met Wally, the love of her life, in Schreiber, Ontario and married on June 23, 1956. Their most welcomed son Don was born August 21, 1959. June, Wally and Don moved to Kamloops in 1965. Wally was employed by Weyerhaeuser Canada. June worked at Woodward’s Department Store and then Royal Inland Hospital. She started on the switchboard and then became Head Cashier in the business office of RIH until retirement. June was a devoted wife and mother. She was an avid walker and a wonderful seamstress. June had a passion for shopping and family and friends were always recipients of her generosity.
June will be missed by all. In the early hours on Friday, she heard the voice of her son Don, “Come take my hand Mom – Dad and I will show you the way”. If so desired, donations to the MS Society or Royal Inland Hospital Foundation would be appreciated in June’s memory. Thank you to Dr. Wynne, the staff of Ridgeview Lodge and especially Carolyn, Karen, Preya and Yan.
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Kimberly Lynn Glendinning (nee Kelly)
It is with heavy hearts that we must announce the passing of our most beloved mother, wife, Nana and dear friend, Kimberly Lynn Glendinning (nee Kelly). Kim leaves behind her husband of 17 years Bob, two adoring children Chelsea (Darryl) and Mitchel and the light of her life, grandson Owen. She will be deeply missed by her step-children Sean (Paige), Ryan (Joni), Susan and their families, her brothers Mark Kelly and Bret Christiansen, as well as many nephews, nieces, friends and relatives. A kind, caring and selfless soul, Kim had boundless empathy, unwavering compassion and always proved to be there whenever needed, day or night, to whoever needed her. Her warm hugs, bright smile, generosity and affection will be missed by the many lives she impacted. Her greatest passions in life were making a difference in the lives of the children she worked with and being a Nana. She was incredible at both and the pure joy that was brought to her through these was palpable. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Schoening Funeral Chapel, with a remembrance tea to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com Schoenings Funeral Service 250-374-1454
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In the quiet hours of the morning on January 5, 2018, June Donna Weaver of Kamloops passed away peacefully at Ridgeview Lodge. June is predeceased by her son Donald Barton in 1991, her husband Wallace Barton in 2003, her parents James and Laura Swift and her siblings Eileen, Jack, Jim, Shirley, Charles and Lorne.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the Schoening Funeral Chapel at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 12, 2018 and officiated by Reverend LeAnn Blackert.
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Evelyn Jean Pounder
1933 - 2018
She is survived by her husband of 50 years Bruce, daughter and son-in-law Sara and Scott Reynolds and grandchildren Paxton and Olive of Kamloops and brother Bob Cowx of Delta. Evelyn enjoyed tennis, cross country skiing and travelling. She was an avid reader and was a member of the Belmont Book Club. Evelyn retired in 2010, after working for Dr. Rick Proctor for 27 years. Following retirement, Evelyn enjoyed volunteering with Western Canada Theatre Company as an usher and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Evelyn’s family wishes to thank the staff and volunteers at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House for their wonderful care and kindness. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House. “Until we meet again….”
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Rose Roberta Lilian Wells (Rodgers, Troop) January 30, 1924 - January 4, 2018
Rose passed away peacefully at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home in Kamloops, BC on the afternoon of January 4, 2018. Rose was predeceased by her parents Alfred and Florence Troop, her first husband Frank Rodgers, her second husband Harold Wells, her sisters Bernice Archer (Tom), Irene MacEwan (Arnott), brothers and sisters-in-law Ed Ochitwa, Bud Hushagen, Orville and Vivian Erikson, Roy and Murial Rodgers, and Harold’s daughters Helen Meiklejohn and Linda Jamaeff. Rose was born in Burnside, MB, a small community near Portage La Prairie, MB. She was the second of four daughters. Rose is survived by her son Logan (Shelley), her grandchildren Nicole (Trevor), Ryun, Chandra and Shane (Lisa), her great-grandchildren Ella and Calli, her sister Jean Ochitwa, her sister-in-law Marion Hushagen, step-children Fred (Inez) Wells, Larry (Shirley) Wells, Keith (Helen) Wells, Bob Wells, step-sons in-law Robert Meiklejohn and Jake Jamaeff. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and their children of the Rodgers, Wells, Hushagen, Erikson, Archer, MacEwan and Ochitwa families. Rose was a “country” girl, moving to and being raised in Quill Lake, SK. She played softball and ran track and field in the summer and ice skated in the winter. In 1940 she met the first love of her life, Frank Rodgers. In 1942 Rose travelled from Saskatchewan to Truro, NS by train to marry Frank who was stationed with the Postal Division of the Canadian Armed Forces. On August 29, 1942 they were married.
After the war, Rose and Frank moved back to Saskatchewan where Logan was born on February 9, 1950. The family moved to Maymont, SK for Frank to work as a grain elevator agent. Rose’s life changed forever on October 17, 1951 when Frank was injured and died in an industrial accident at the elevator. Rose moved to Saskatoon and went to work for the City of Saskatoon. In the mid 1970s she retired and moved to British Columbia to be with her son and family. In 1982, after a brief courtship, she married long-time family friend and widower Harold Wells and moved back to Saskatoon. This marriage resulted in over 25 years of happiness for both and a very large extended family. Harold passed away on May 31, 2007 at the age of 102. In 2009 Rose again moved to British Columbia to be close to family and relatives. Rose is now at rest awaiting fulfillment of her life-long beliefs as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. There will be no service in Kamloops at this time, by request of Rose. She has been cremated and will later rejoin Frank in the Rodgers family plot in Quill Lake, SK. Any memorial service later in Saskatchewan this spring or summer will be posted. Drake Cremation and Funeral Services in Kamloops has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at DrakeCremation.com
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WEEKLY CROSSWORDS ACROSS
1. Methaqualone pill (slang) 5. Religious service 9. Woodland gods (Greek myth.) 11. “Where Is My Mind?” rockers 13. Deliberately contrary states of affairs 15. Inflection of the voice 16. “Great Expectations” character 17. Becomes a butterfly 19. Spoke 21. Tennis player Sharapova 22. Midway between northeast and east
23. Afrikaans 25. No instruction set computing 26. Pacific Standard Time 27. Relaxing places 29. Confiscates 31. Gladys Knight’s fellow performers 33. Witnesses 34. Taking place in a series 36. Satisfy 38. Freshwater fish of N. America 39. Laments 41. “Girls” creator Dunham 43. Indian title of respect 44. Cocoa plum 46. Network of nerve cells
48. Link together in a chain 52. Cool 70s crew “The __ Squad” 53. Persons engaging in energetic pursuits 54. Accumulation of glacial debris 56. Fastened 57. A cotton fabric with a satiny finish 58. Whiskey and bread are two 59. Scottish tax
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1. Rope used to lasso 2. Idyllic places 3. Field force unit 4. Guitar great Clapton
5. Slang for type of skirt 6. Figure skating jump 7. Innocent 8. Mathematical ratio 9. Slowly drinks 10. Line where edges meet 11. Offices of the pope 12. Dry or withered 14. “__ the Man” Musical 15. Difficult situations 18. Greek goddess of discord 20. Marked by smartness in dress and manners
MATH MIND BENDER 2018
24. Habitat 26. Annoy constantly 28. Full of life 30. Great energy 32. BBQ and soy are two 34. Virtuous 35. Not fatty 37. Foes 38. Merchandiser 40. Dishonest scheme 42. Repents 43. Protective crust 45. Native American people 47. Any place of bliss or delight 49. Bring up 50. Birds 51. Geological times 55. Consumed
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SUDOKU FUN BY THE NUMBERS
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
Using the digits 2, 0, 1 and 8, and the operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and factorial, form expressions evaluating to the integers from zero to nine. Example: 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 = 11 and (2 + 1) * 8 - 1 = 23. The digits need not be used in the order 2-0-1-8, but you might try anyway. In other years, I have come up with such solutions for all 10, but for this, I only managed five. Can you do better? (Zero factorial (written 0!) equals 1. For a higher integer n, n! = 1*2*3* … X n. For example 3! = 6.)
ANSWERS
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S (JANUARY 10)
FLUFFY TO THE RESCUE PUZZLE:
This is a sucker problem. Most of the data is irrelevant. When solving a problem, first determine which data is relevant to the solution. 1) Four: Fluffy might take out one feather duster in a day, never more. 2) There is no way to have three odd-numbered days in a row, though, so the probability is zero. THIS PUZZLE IS BY GENE WIRCHENKO Find more puzzles & articles, and full solutions online at genew.ca
WEEKLY HOROSCOPES
JANUARY 17 - JANUARY 23, 2017
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
LIBRA
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan20
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
SCORPIO
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
GEMINI
VIRGO
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
PISCES
Aries, if a special opportunity or circumstance comes your way, jump at the chance to be a part of it. Such opportunities might not come along too often, so enjoy the ride.
Taurus, a newfound devotion to exercise may improve your life in many different ways. If you have been vacillating on whether or not to embrace a new lifestyle, just do it. - May 22/Jun 2 An unexpected situation has put you out of your element, Gemini. For now you can simply go with the flow and see how things work out. Don’t let this get the better of you.
Cancer, dabbling in a few different projects may give you a unique perspective and the inspiration to take things in a new direction. Keep putting out those feelers.
Leo, you have just about sold one of your ideas and now it’s just a matter of being patient. Soon the results will support your vision, and you can enjoy the fruits of your labors. - Aug 24/Sept 22 Let other people’s perceptions roll off you like water off of a duck’s back, Virgo. To get the full picture, you need to immerse yourself and make up your own mind.
- Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, take a few steps back and think about whether or not a new approach is needed regarding a specific situation. Thinking logically instead of emotionally may help. - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, take a day to recharge your batteries if you feel your energy stores are running low. You may not need an extended vacation to do so, just a day to relax.
VOLUNTEER NOW
Sagittarius, looking within yourself can help you get a grasp on your situation and your future. Make the most of this introspection and use it as a catalyst for positive change.
Take certain things with a grain of salt, Capricorn. Until you can flush out the facts, there is no point in worrying or passing judgement. Be patient and things will come to light. Find more time to explore an important relationship, Aquarius. Don’t overlook the importance of date night. Make time for this important person even if it requires sacrifices.
- Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, do something unexpected this week and watch as those around you are inspired by your willingness to try new things.
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Career Opportunities Experienced Hooktender for New 650 Log Champ -12 mo yr, ext health,better than union wage, accommodations provided, Sechelt. Resume to dsladey@ telus.net 604-883-2435 Sladey Timber MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!
CDA required starting early Feb. to cover a maternity leave for a family based, modern general practice located downtown Kamloops. We have a bright office environment primarily focused on crown/bridge and oral surgical procedures. Applicants can forward resume to Dr. W. John Armstrong via email: drsarmstrongsutherland@shaw.ca
Part-time position available for dental chairside assistant available starting Feb. 15, 2018. CDA preferred but not required. Willing to provide formal training. Good benefits. CPR and First Aid certificate required. Knowledge of medical sterilization and proper infection control protocols a bonus. Email resume to: columbiadental300@gmail.com
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Kubota AV2500 Generator. $585. 250-374-1988 Recliner Love Seat Burgundy in colour, great cond $300 (778) 921-2547
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The Aboriginal Education Council (School District No. 73) is seeking an individual to serve in the position of Aboriginal Family Counsellor. This is a one year contract for a .6 position (3 days per week) from January 2017 – June 31, 2018. The position is part of a program that serves Aboriginal students and families whose children attend school in School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson).
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Thompson Rivers Family Optometry NORTHILLS CENTRE
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VILLA APARTMENTS • 1 bedroom apartment $940 - $960/mo. • Updated, Spacious Suites • Convenient Downtown Location • Quiet Living Space • Common Laundry, Storage • No Smoking, No Pets • Adult/Seniors oriented • Available Immediately
Bachelor Suite starting at $845 per month 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites Adult Oriented No Pets Elevators / Dishwashers Common Laundry $850-$1,200 per month North Shore 250-376-1427 South Shore 250-314-1135
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We are a progressive optometric office seeking full time optometric assistant (or licensed optician).
2bdrm 2bth upper duplex Lafarge $750, ac, n/p, n/s mature couple pref Avail Jan 1st. 250573-2529.
Our office is currently open Monday to Friday, and shifts will include Saturdays in the near future.
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1BDRM Sep. Entr. Shared Lndry. N/S N/P $900/mo+DD+ ref’s, util. incl. Brock 554-2228 Brock 1bdrm unfurnished on river. n/s/n/p. Close to bus. $800 util incld. for mature person. Avail Jan 1st. 250376-6914. Dallas 1bdrm. $1,000/mo util incld. N/S, N/P. Close to bus. Avail immed. 250-573-4745. Grt loc, 2bdrms, sep entr. patio, nice yard. Ref’s. No Pets. $925/mo. 250-376-0633
Townhouses 3bdrms, 2-bath, Lower Sahali. N/S. Pet friendly, fenced yard. $1600/mo. 250-377-6888.
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Recreation **BOOK NOW FOR BEST WEEKS IN 2018** Shuswap Lake! 5 Star Resort in Scotch Creek BC. REST & RELAX ON THIS PRIVATE CORNER LOT. Newer 1bdrm, 1-bath park model sleeps 4 . Tastefully decorated guest cabin for 2 more. One of only 15 lots on the beautiful sandy beach with a wharf for your boat. Provincial park, Golf, Grocery/Liquor store & Marina all minutes away. Resort has 2 pools, 2 hot tubs, Adult & Family Clubhouse, Park, Playground. Only $1,300 week. BOOK NOW! Rental options available for 3 & 4 day, 1 week, 2 week & monthly. Call for more information. 1-250-371-1333.
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Homes for Rent Main floor 3bdrms N/Shore. $1200. Downtown 3bdrms. $1100. 374-5586/371-0206.
1965 Mercury 4dr., hardtop. 55,000 miles. 390-330HP. $4,000. 250-574-3794.
1989 Mercedes 560 SEC. 61,000kms. Hagerty Appraisals #2 car $10,000USD. Selling $10,000 CDN 250-574-3794
Auto Accessories/Parts 4-Eagle GTII P275/45R20 M&S $400. 2-275/40ZR17 BF Goodrich M&S $275. 2-Goodyear Eagle 245/50VR16 M&S $200. 2-P215/60R16 M&S Pacemark $200. 2P225/60R16 All Season Motomaster $175. Call 250-3198784.
Cars - Domestic 1998 Chrysler Intrepid, auto, good cond. Winters on rims, remote, air. $1,800. 376-8628.
1999 AUDI A6 All Wheel Drive Well maintained $4500obo 250-819-2532 Absolute gorgeous 03 Cadillac Deville one owner low kms $5,500.00/obo 250-554-0580
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1982 Mercedes 300 SD TD. 2 owners, original and documented. 242,000km no drips. Show car quality. Asking $6000. 250-312-3525 before 8pm
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2011 Lincoln Navigator like new. 106,000kms. White, black leather interior, 3rd seat. 4X4, Navigation, sunroof. $28,800. 250-319-8784
Trucks & Vans 1994 F150 Lariat 5L 5spd 4wd ext cab Flat deck $2500obo 250-376-7129/250-319-0046
2003 Harley Davidson 100th Ann. Edition Fat Boy CID 95 Stage 3 exc cond 17,000km $13,000/obo. (250) 318-2030
Recreational/Sale 2005, 38’ RV trailer 2 slides, sleeps 6, appl incld, fully loaded, $16,900. 236-421-2251 2013 Keystone Fusion Toy Hauler slps 9, 41ft 12ft garage asking $69,000 250-374-4723
2017 Coleman Travel Trailer 2 slides, A/C, Rear kitchen, front bedroom. $29,995.00. 250-320-7446
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Rte 325 – 764-825 9th Ave, 805-979 Columbia St (odd side), 804-987 Dominion St, 805-986 Pine St. – 65 p. Rte 331 – 984-987 9th Ave, 1125 10th Ave, 901-981 Douglas St, 902-999 Munro St, 806-990 Pleasant St. – 38 p. Rte 335 – 1175-1460 6th Ave, 1165-1185 7th Ave, Cowan St, 550-792 Munro St. – 59 p. Rte 339 – 916-1095 Fraser St, 1265-1401 9th Ave. – 30 p. Rte 373 – Clark St. 24-60 W. Columbia St. – 20 p. Rte 380 – 610-780 Arbutus St, Chaparral Pl, Powers Rd, Sequoia Pl. – 61 p. Rte 381 – 20-128 Centre Ave, Hemlock St, 605-800 Lombard St. – 41p. Rte 384 – 407-775 W. Battle St, 260-284 Centre Ave. – 47 p. Rte 385 – 350-390 W. Battle St, Strathcona Terr. – 29 p. Rte 389 – 390 Centre Ave, 242416 W. Columbia St (even side), Bluff Pl, Dufferin Terr, Garden Terr, Grandeview Terr. – 67 p.
TIME TO DECLUTTER?
SOME SHOES NEED FILLING ABERDEEN
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Toll free: 1-877-581-0106
It’s Not Trash,
WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2018
VALLEYVIEW/JUNIPER
* RESTRICTIONS APPLY
Rte 605 – 1770-1919 Glenwood Dr, Knollwood Dr, Vicars Rd. – 61 p. Rte 620 – MacAdam Rd, McKay Pl, Pyper Way, 25302580 Valleyview Dr. – 69 p. Rte 621 – Duck Rd, Skelly Rd, 96 Tanager Dr, 2606-2876 Thompson Dr. – 54 p. Rte 652 – Coldwater Crt, 16162212 Coldwater Dr, 1921-1999 Skeena Dr(odd side). – 58 p. Rte 657 – 1913, 1918-2195 Skeena Dr, Skeena Pl, Iskut Pl. – 49 p.
Packages start at
LOGAN LAKE
Rte 910 – 308-397 Basalt Dr, 202-217 Basalt Pl, 132-197 Jasper Dr, Jasper Pl. – 68 p.
DALLAS/BARNHARTVALE
Rte 748 – Crawford Crt, Crawford Pl, 387-495 Todd Rd. – 38 p. Rte 759 – Beverly Pl, 67247250 Furrer Rd, McIver Pl, Pat Rd, Stockton Rd. – 40 p. Rte 761 – 6022-6686 Furrer Rd, Houston Pl, Parlow Rd, Pearse Pl, Urban Rd. – 57 p.
RAYLEIGH
Rte 830 – Chetwynd Dr, Stevens Dr. – 58 p. Rte 832 – Bolean Dr & Pl, Chilco Ave, Kathleen Pl. – 55 p. Rte 833 – 4102-4194 Cameron Rd, 3990-4152 Davie Rd. – 44 p. Rte 835 – Mattoch-McKeaque, Sabiston Crt & Rd. – 30 p.
INTERESTED IN A ROUTE?
For more information call the Circulation department 250 - 374 - 0462
RUN TILL SOLD SPECIAL
Digging can be a shocking experience if you don’t
35
$
00 PLUS TAX
Restrictions apply
know where the wires are.
1•800•474•6886 CALL AT LEAST TWO FULL WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU PLAN TO DIG.
1365 DALHOUSIE DRIVE
250-371-4949
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WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2018
www.kamloopsthisweek.com
JANUARYE CLEARANCE EVENT
30%-50% 80% AND UP TO
OFF
huge, deep discounts on clearance, floor model, & one-of-a-kind items!
! F F O 0 0 15
SOFA • LOVESEAT • ROCKER CHAIR
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$
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$
$
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499
400 $
OFF
499
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FREE DELIVERY & SETUP!
CHAIR
398
$
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299
$ $
449
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$
300
$
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299
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1500
599
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$
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65% Pocket coil with Memory Foam
ACCENT CABINET
5 PC DINING SET
LOVESEAT
448
$
SOFA
488 1499 $
$
$
1500 OFF!
500
$
HEADBOARD • FOOTBOARD • RAILS
$
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$ $
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200
1200 OFF! RECLINING SOFA BROWN
299
$
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699
$ SOLD IN SETS
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DULUX PAINTS
DALHOUSIE
$
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250-372-3181
WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2018
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WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2018
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aberdeen mall
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WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2018
www.kamloopsthisweek.com
2018 gigantic aberdeen mall
show & sale GET OUT OF THE COLD AND INTO THE
HOTTEST SALE EVER! KAMLOOPS TM
JANUARY 15 -21, 2018
aberdeen malL (IN THE FORMER SEARS LOCATION) UP TO
$15,000 CASH BACK OAC!
INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS
0%!
DON’t pay for
ENTER TO win a
$2500
LEASE FOR AS LOW AS
$49
WEEKLY!
REBATES mall gift UP TO 90 days certificate! $17,000! deferral!
BANK REPS ON-SITE!
MILLIONS TO LEND!
if you are looking to buy a vehicle this year,
this is the time!